Oksana's story reminded me my child 's experience of war. I am so old. I wrote a story, War by the eyes of child; I published it on Substack. Fortunately, she can go to England, I remember myself cold and hungry at my 3years old. War is a crime, and Putin must answer for his crimes.
I sympathise deeply with Oksana! In a *much* minor way, it is the same with me. I didn't mind planes and helicopters or fireworks or the sound of shooting until the trouble in the Balkans began in the early '90s, and fighters flew eastward over my house. Now I get nervous when I hear that sort of sounds, and I think how stupid it is when people shoot fireworks and petards and go hunting, instead of rejoicing in the fact there there is no war going on here (at least so far). My mother was a little girl during WW2, and she seems to have shaken off the trauma. but I was in my 40s and it's being harder.
Thanks for the news, Anna. I look forward to reading your pieces.
Oksana's story reminded me my child 's experience of war. I am so old. I wrote a story, War by the eyes of child; I published it on Substack. Fortunately, she can go to England, I remember myself cold and hungry at my 3years old. War is a crime, and Putin must answer for his crimes.
I’ve been to the Ukrainian cafe in Taunton, it’s terrific
I sympathise deeply with Oksana! In a *much* minor way, it is the same with me. I didn't mind planes and helicopters or fireworks or the sound of shooting until the trouble in the Balkans began in the early '90s, and fighters flew eastward over my house. Now I get nervous when I hear that sort of sounds, and I think how stupid it is when people shoot fireworks and petards and go hunting, instead of rejoicing in the fact there there is no war going on here (at least so far). My mother was a little girl during WW2, and she seems to have shaken off the trauma. but I was in my 40s and it's being harder.
You've probably got some generational trauma from your mum there, too! I'm noticing that here. It's pervasive.